Solved No video

PwnFrnzy

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I boot up my system today only to see no video appear on my old monitor. So I try to tighten the video cable (Monitor only has VGA, so a VGA-DVI adapter is used to use my card, and the adapter is still a bit loose) and try again, still no signal. I then swap to the other DVI port, still no video. I then swap back to the last port, same story. Odd thing is, it was working with no problems at all last night.
So my computer will boot up, but I can't get anything on my monitor, any ideas?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Frankenstein PC
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel core i7 920 @ 2.67Ghz; Bloomfield 45nm Technology
Motherboard
Intel Corporation DX58SO (J1PR)
Memory
16GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 540MHz (7-7-7-19)
Graphics Card(s)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (EVGA)
Sound Card
N/A Integrated Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S231HLbid LED Monitor 23"
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 1080p 60Hz
Hard Drives
BOOT: 59GB ADATA SP900 (SSD)
STORAGE 1: 977GB Hitachi HDS721010CLA (SATA) @7200RPM;
STORAGE 2: 465GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKS-65YGA0 (SATA) @ 7200RPM;
PSU
EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G1 80+ Gold (120-G1-0750-XR)
Case
Cooler Master Elite Gaming Case Black 430
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Heatsink. Front and rear 120mm fan
Keyboard
Rosewill RIKB-11003
Mouse
James Donkey 112S
Internet Speed
200/40
Antivirus
Avast! Antivirus Free
Browser
Cyberfox x64 / FireFox / PaleMoon x64; kept up-to-date
Other Info
Windows Installed on March 21, 2014
FWIW: sometimes turning it all off and then removing the video card, then reseat it good a couple of times will loosen any crud or corrosion that might be on the paddleboard to the motherboard.
All bets are off if your video is part of the motherboard.

Rich
I have done it a couple of times on an older PC and it worked..
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Laptop Qosimo X870
OS
Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1
CPU
Intel Core I7
Motherboard
Toshiba Qosmio
Memory
16 Gigs
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M
Monitor(s) Displays
17.7" laptop
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
256 Gig SanDisk SSD for C
256 Gig Intel SSD for D
Internet Speed
50/25 FIOS
Antivirus
Vipre (all you can eat for 10 machines)
Browser
IE and FF
Other Info
I have dos 6.22, wfwg 3.11, win98, 2000 and xp VHD's available for testing. MS's Virtual PC works great.
I removed the 6-pin power from the card and reconnected that and it somehow did the trick, no idea how that worked though . . .
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Frankenstein PC
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel core i7 920 @ 2.67Ghz; Bloomfield 45nm Technology
Motherboard
Intel Corporation DX58SO (J1PR)
Memory
16GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 540MHz (7-7-7-19)
Graphics Card(s)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (EVGA)
Sound Card
N/A Integrated Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S231HLbid LED Monitor 23"
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 1080p 60Hz
Hard Drives
BOOT: 59GB ADATA SP900 (SSD)
STORAGE 1: 977GB Hitachi HDS721010CLA (SATA) @7200RPM;
STORAGE 2: 465GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKS-65YGA0 (SATA) @ 7200RPM;
PSU
EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G1 80+ Gold (120-G1-0750-XR)
Case
Cooler Master Elite Gaming Case Black 430
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Heatsink. Front and rear 120mm fan
Keyboard
Rosewill RIKB-11003
Mouse
James Donkey 112S
Internet Speed
200/40
Antivirus
Avast! Antivirus Free
Browser
Cyberfox x64 / FireFox / PaleMoon x64; kept up-to-date
Other Info
Windows Installed on March 21, 2014
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